The Society of Saint Gregory the Great is a membership association of Catholic laity formed in 2008 to promote divine worship in accordance with the Supreme Magisterium of the Church. The Society has its own schola cantorum, and regularly sponsors presentations and workshops on the Sacred Liturgy, Gregorian chant, and sacred polyphony.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The State of the Society of St. Gregory the Great

To all those interested in the extraordinary form of the
Roman Rite in the Diocese of Baker:

For the last year and a half our website and blog have not
reflected reality.

Since the previous bishop (Apostolic Administrator) restricted
our regular celebrant’s faculties to his monastery and then transferred all the
other priests capable of saying the EF Mass at least 120 miles away, the
Society of St. Gregory the Great has been in limbo. The current bishop has
continued the same policy, so we have had no relief.

However, we have underway petitions to ecclesiastical
authorities in Rome to intervene in order that we might once again sponsor at
least a monthly Mass in the EF at one of the local parishes near Bend.
Currently, the only parishes suitable for such celebrations are the historic
St. Francis Church in downtown Bend and the Church of Our Lady of the Snows in
Gilchrist, although a couple others might be made workable. We have been denied
permission at both venues.

We ask your prayers that we will soon be able to sponsor
such Masses again, as well as chant workshops, and workshops in the New
Translation with English chants for the Propers. These workshops, too, have been effectively
curtailed by the bishop’s actions.

We will keep you abreast of our ongoing efforts to restore
the Mass of the ancient rite to Central Oregon and the entire diocese, as well
as our efforts to improve the quality of the liturgy in this diocese, whether the
“old Mass” or the “new Mass”.

We welcome donations to our treasury in order that we might
explore every avenue to providing the EF Mass for those who desire it.

You can remit donations to:

SSGG

61149 S. Highway 97,

Box 169,

Bend, OR 97702.

All
contributions are tax deductible and you will receive a notice at the end of
the tax year for the amount you have contributed.